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The Aṅga-Pradakṣiṇa Namaskāra Vinyāsa (Sequence)

After reminding us that all Namaskāra sequences are simultaneously engaged physically (kāyikā), mentally (manasā), and vocally (vācakā) [18]. Nīlakaṇṭha briefly references all of the Vīraśaiva Tantras as sources for his summary of this ‘Aṅga-Pradakṣiṇa’ Namaskāra practice, the third and final of three Namaskāra sequences engaged at the respective daily sandhyās or transitional junctures of the sun.

We now turn to Nīlakaṇṭha’s well-detailed Tantric sources, much of which is taken from a detailed description of postures found in two Vīraśaiva texts in particular, the Aṃśu Tantra (chapter 51) and to a lesser extent the Ajita Tantra (chapter 76). 

To my knowledge, no source text has yet been traced by scholars to any Namaskāra sequence of any kind, despite the fact that these movement meditation practices are ubiquitous throughout the Tantric corpus and form an essential Chandra Namaskar (Moon Salutations) – Sanskrit & Naming PUCIK